We are here:

Yep, we are "Missionaries On Campus" this semester at Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri.

Our family is living in the large house on campus built just for missionaries like us:


Darrin is teaching a course on Latin American Missions and a seminar on Music and Missions as well as finishing up his thesis for his Master's degree. So he is busy.

I am trying to teach my four kiddos and not freeze to death in the cold Midwest winter (after being spoiled and living in warm Costa Rica the past six years!)

We are doing well and are blessed, but I'd be lying if I didn't confess to missing this many days:

(a typical CR street -- this one in SF2R, close to Parque Okayama)

or this:

(our church in Tres Rios)

and certainly this:

(beach in Esterillos)

Costa Rica has a way of becoming part of you!! Pura Vida!

Papertrey January Bloghop Challenge

This month the Papertrey Challenge was to use a stamp that you hadn't used in a long time or something you've never used before. As we are temporarily in the US right now, all my other PTI stamps are back in Costa Rica, so I had to use a brand new set that I just received (Thanks to a Christmas gift certificate!)

I stamped the flower on light yellow cardstock and just added a bit of a darker yellow for some contrast. Super fast and easy. And I love the new Edgers Die!! So cute!! I used a sentiment from the newest Fillable Frames series on a little scrap of turquoise blue cs and just trimmed it with my Cloud scissors.

Super simple and clean card. Love it!!

Stamp: PTI: Year of Flowers: Carnation; Fillable Frames #12
Die: Edgers #1
Paper: White-PTI; Bazzil Swiss Dot (pink) Yellow and blue also Bazzil
Markers-- Copic